Nano Brew Cleveland looks to redefine the term 'biker bar' with new brew pub on West 25th

View full sizeJoshua Gunter, The Plain DealerBrewer Andy Tevkrem and Market Garden and Cento owner Sam McNulty stand in the new Nano Brew during a preview party of the new place Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Cleveland. The former Garage Bar is now Nano Brew, the brain child of brewer Andy Tevkrem and Market Garden and Cento owner Sam McNulty. (Joshua Gunter/ The Plain Dealer)

View full sizeJoshua Gunter, The Plain DealerBrewer Andy Tevkrem and Market Garden and Cento owner Sam McNulty stand in the new Nano Brew during a preview party of the new place Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Cleveland. The former Garage Bar is now Nano Brew, the brain child of brewer Andy Tevkrem and Market Garden and Cento owner Sam McNulty. (Joshua Gunter/ The Plain Dealer)

View full sizeJoshua Gunter, The Plain DealerPatrons fill the new Nano Brew Cleveland during a preview party in Cleveland. The former Garage Bar on West 25th is the brain child of brewer Andy Tveekrem and Market Garden and Bar Cento owner Sam McNulty.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bikes and beers?

Sam McNulty and Andy Tveekrem of the Market Garden brew pub are at it again. They have taken over the former Garage bar on West 25th and turned it into Nano Brew Cleveland.

"A nano brew is the next size down from a micro pub," said Brew master Tveekrem.

"Andy is regressing to his home-brewing roots," said McNulty. "Here he'll be brewing one barrel of beer at a time. Twenty gallon batches. This is going to be his play pen. He can indulge his passion for new ingredients and creating new beers."

McNulty and Tveekrem were talking with cold glasses of Fathead Brewing's Sunshine Day Dream IPA's in hand. Workers were bustling and the last touches of carpentry and paint were going on the new place. It's the latest addition in a neighborhood that already has Great Lakes Brewing, Bar Cento, Bier Markt, and Market Garden Brewery .

Joshua Gunter, The PDBrewer Andy Tveekrem, right, and Market Garden and Bar Cento owner Sam McNulty stand in the new Nano Brew Cleveland during a preview party Wednesday.

And while Nano Brew will be known for serving all of Cleveland's best hand-crafted beers, as well as a menu full of hamburgers there's an unusual two-wheeled theme here.

"We've taken industrial containers, cutting out one side and turning them into bike corrals," said McNulty, an avid cyclist.

"It holds 30 bikes. Also, inside the bar we're going to have set up that will allow patrons to attach their bikes to the walls and work on them. The bike store across the street, Joy Machine, is letting us sell their products, tubes, tires, anything you might need for minor repair, at cost."

There's also a special beer menu for people who pedal their way to Nano. And lest you worry about tipsy two-wheelers, let Tveekrem explain.

"We're serving beers called "Radlers" which is German for riders," said Tveekrem.

"They are low alcohol beers for cyclists who want to quench their thirst without a getting a buzz. I first had them when I was 19 and riding a bike through Germany. The water wasn't very pure there so cyclists drank these beers mixed with lemonade or other flavors to stay hydrated."

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